Publications
Gnone G, Bellingeri M, Airoldi S, Gonzalvo J, David L, Di-Méglio N, Cañadas AM, Akkaya A, Awbery T, Mussi B, Campana I, Azzolin M, Dede A, Tonay AM, Monaco C, Pellegrino G, Tepsich P, Moulins A, Arcangeli A, Labach H, Scheinin AP, Mevorach Y, Carlucci R, Santacesaria FC, Chicote CA, Gazo M, Tintore B, Alessi J, Mandich A, Bittau L, Diaz Lopez B, Azzinari C, La Manna G, Pace DS, Decandia D, Castelli A, Nuti S, Santoni M-C, Verga A, Tomasi N, Giacoma C, Costantino M, Falabrino M, Azzellino A (2023). Cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea: Encounter Rate, Dominant Species, and Diversity Hotspots. Diversity. 2023; 15(3):321. https://doi.org/10.3390/d15030321
Mussi B, Iacono AG, Staffelli A, Russo GF, Lucidi P (2022) Fishing Activities overlap with bottlenose dolphin core habitats of Ischia and Procida Islands. Biologia Marina Mediterranea (In press).
Stanzani L, Mussi B, Paraboschi M, Gubbiotti M (2022) Bottlenose dolphin calving and nursery area in the waters of Rome. European cetacean Society, 2022, Ashdod, Israel. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30545.20322
Staffelli A, Mussi B, Russo GF (2022) Bottlenose dolphin interaction with fishery in the Phlegrean Islands. European cetacean Society, 2022, Ashdod, Israel. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21193.21601
Iacono AG, Mussi B, Lucidi P (2022) Core Habitats of bottlenose dolphins in the MPA Regno di Nettuno, Gulf of Naples, Italy. European cetacean Society, 2022, Ashdod, Israel. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11126.88649
Pace DS, Mussi B, Vella JG, Vella A (2021) Facts and outcomes of the Mediterranean short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) workshop. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 31(S1):5–7. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3549
Vella A, Murphy S, Giménez J, de Stephanis R, Mussi B, Vella JG, Larbi Doukara K, Pace DS (2021) The conservation of the endangered Mediterranean common dolphin (Delphinus delphis): Current knowledge and research priorities. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 31(S1):110–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3538
Gnone G, Bellingeri M, Paraboschi M, Campana I, Alessi J, Nuti S, Salvioli F, Tepsich P, Rosso M, Moulins A, Mussi B, Tringali ML, Monaco C, Pellegrino G, La Manna G, Ronchetti F, Bittau L, Airoldi S, Lanfredi C, Gonzalvo J, De Santis V, Mandich A, Gregorietti M, Carosso L, Mazzucato V, Azzolin M, Giacoma C, Decandia D, Pitzoi R, Azzinari G, David L, Di Meglio N, Jourdan J, Dhermain F, Santoni MC, Labach H, Nicolas R, Cañadas A, Chicote C, Gazo M, Diaz Lopez B, Dede A, Akkaya A, Awbery T, Genov T, Mevorach Y, Scheinin A, Ben Amer I, Aissi M, Arcangeli A (2020). TURSIOMED final scientific Report. 36 pp.
Vivaldi C & Mussi B. (2019). Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) in the water of Ischia Island (Gulf of Naples, Italy): A long term analysis on distribution, habitat use and photo-Identification. WMMC Barcelona, Spain.
Bellingeri M, Nuti S, Monaco C, Pellegrino G, Mussi B, Vivaldi C, Lanfredi C, De Santis V, Azzolin M, Bittau L, Gregorietti M, Carosso L, Mazzucato V, Alessi J, Mandich A, La Manna G, Ronchetti F, Tepsich P, Moulins A, Rosso M, Paraboschi M, Campana I, Diaz Lopez B, Decandia D, Pitzoi R, Arcangeli A, Gnone G. (2019) Conservation status of the bottlenose dolphin in the Italian waters: what have we learned from the TursioMed project? In: WMMC Worshop. TursioMed: an international collaborative project to assess the ecology and conservation status of the bottlenose dolphin in the Mediterranean. Barcelona 2019.
Mussi B, Vivaldi C, Miragliuolo A and Pace DS (2019). The decline of short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the waters off the Island of Ischia (Gulf of Naples, Italy). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI:10.1002/aqc.3061
Papale E, Alonge G, Caruso F, Grammauta R, Mazzola S, Mussi B, Pace D, Buscaino G (2019). The higher, the closer, the better? Influence of sampling frequency and distance on the acoustic properties of short-beaked common dolphins burst pulses in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI:10.1002/aqc.3158
Azzolin M, Gannier A, Papale E, Buscaino G, Mussi B, Ardizzone G, Giacoma C, Pace DS (2019). Whistle variability of the Mediterranean short-beaked common dolphin. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI:10.1002/aqc.3168
Pace DS, Arcangeli A, Mussi B, Vivaldi C, Ledon C, Lagorio S, Giacomini G, Pavan G, Ardizzone D (2018). Habitat Suitability Modeling in Different Sperm Whale Social Groups. The Journal of Wildlife Management 82(5):1062–1073; 2018; DOI:10.1002/jwmg.21453
Fossati C, Caltavuturo G, Mussi B, Pavan G (2019). Marine strategy and underwater noise impact: a review of last scientific findings. Workshop Gruppo Cetacei SIBM “Progressi nella ricerca sui cetacei Mediterranei”. 50° Convegno della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina, Livorno, Italia.
Mussi B, Vivaldi C, Caltavuturo G, Fossati C, Pavan G (2019). New ACCOBAMS MMO/PAM certification for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Workshop Gruppo Cetacei SIBM “Progressi nella ricerca sui cetacei Mediterranei”. 50° Convegno della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina, Livorno, Italia.
Cañadas A, Aguilar de Soto N, Aissie M, Arcangeli A, Azzolin M, B-Nagy A, Bearzi G, Campana I, Chicotek C, Cottel C, Crostin R, David L, Di Natale A, Fortuna C, Frantzis A, Garcia P, Gazok M, Gutierrez-Xarxas R, Holcer D, Larant S, Lauriano G, Lewis T, Moulins A, Mussi B, Notarbartolo di Sciara G, Panigada S, Pastor X, Politi E, Pulcini M, Raga JA, Rendell L, Rosso M, Tepsich P, Tomás J, Tringali M, Roger Th (2018). The challenge of habitat modelling for threatened low density species using heterogeneous data: The case of Cuvier’s beaked whales in the Mediterranean. Ecological Indicators 85 (2018) 128–136
Fossati C, Mussi B, Tizzi R, Pavan G, Pace DS (2017). Italy introduces pre and post operation monitoring phases for offshore seismic exploration activities. Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 120, Issues 1–2, 2017, pp. 376-378.
Fossati C, Pace DS, Mussi B, Pavan G (2017). Nuove norme per la mitigazione e lo studio dell’impatto degli airgun sui mammiferi marini. Conference: 44° Convegno AIA At: Pavia, Italy.
Alessi J, Arculeo M, Airoldi S, Arcangeli A, Azzolin M, Bruccoleri F, Buffa G, Buscaino G, Cafaro V, Campana I, de Lucia GA, Filiciotto F, Formante S, Gattoni AM, Giacoma C, Gnone G, Grammauta R, Mazzola S, Monaco C, Mussi B, Nuti S, Pace DS, Panigada S, Papale E, Pellegrino G, Ravagnan L, Salvioli F, Tringali LM, Wurtz M, Mazzola A, Mandich A (2017). Establishment of a national network for cetacean monitoring within the Marine Strategy. Biologia Marina Mediterranea (2017), 24 (1): 156-158.
Di Meglio N, David L, Fossati C, Lanfredi C, Frey S, Maglio A, Moulins A, Mussi B, Pavan G, Salivas, M (2017). An ACCOBAMS certification for highly qualified Marine Mammals Observers. In: Galatius A., Salling A., Iversen M. & Palner M. (Eds.), Abstract book of the 31st Conference of the European Cetacean Society (p. 119) Middelffart, Denmark.
De Rosa D, Notorio V, Fozzi I, Mussi B, Vivaldi C, Valerio F (2017). Analisi preliminari dell’ecologia spaziale degli uccelli pelagici dell’Area Marina Protetta Regno di Nettuno. Conference: XIX CIO Torino. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32740.27524
Tizzi R, Mussi B, Pace DS (2016). Qualified monitoring for an effective cetacean conservation: an experience in the italian context. In: Report of the workshop “Developing tools to ensure high quality MMOs in the ACCOBAMS area”. 30th Conference of the European Cetacean Society (pp. 13-18)Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
Pace DS, Mussi B, Vella A, Vella J, Frey S, Bearzi G, Benamer I, Benmessaoud R, Gannier A, Genov T, Giménez J, Gonzalvo J, Kerem D, Larbi Doukara K, Milani C, Murphy S, Natoli A, Öztürk A, Pierce GJ (2016). Report of the 1st International Workshop “Conservation and Research Networking on Short‐beaked Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the Mediterranean Sea”. Mediterranean Common Dolphin Working Group. Ischia Island, Italy, 13‐15 April 2016. 44 pp. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4801.3047
Mariani M, Miragliuolo A, Mussi B, Russo GF, Ardizzone G, Pace DS (2016). Analysis of the natural markings of Risso’s dolphins (Grampus griseus) in the central Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Mammalogy DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw109
Pace DS, Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Vivaldi C, Ardizzone G (2016). First record of a hagfish anchored to a living bottlenose dolphin in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Mammalogy. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyw022
Pace DS, Tizzi R, Mussi B (2015). Cetaceans Value and Conservation in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species, S1:004 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2332-2543.S1.004
Pace DS, Mussi B, Airoldi S, Alessi J, Arcangeli A, Atzori F, Azzolin M, Campana I, Celona A, Fiori C, Giacoma C, Gnone G, Luperini C, Mangano R, Miragliuolo A, Moulins A, Nuti S, Pellegrino G, Rosso M, Salvioli F, Tepsich P, Tringali M (2015). New insights on the presence and distribution of the endangered short-beaked common dolphin Delphinus delphis in Italian waters. Biologia Marina Mediterranea 22(1): 262-263.
Pace DS, Miragliuolo A, Mariani M, Vivaldi C, Mussi B (2014). Sociality of sperm whale off Ischia Island (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24(S1): 71-82.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Zucchini A, Pace DS (2014). Occurrence and spatio-temporal distribution of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in the submarine canyon of Cuma (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24(S1): 59-70.
Carpinelli E, Gauffier P, Verborgh P, Airoldi S, David L, Di-Méglio N, Cañadas A, Frantzis A, Rendell L, Lewis T, Mussi B, Pace DS, de Stephanis R (2014). Assessing sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) movements within the Mediterranean Sea through photo-identification. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24(S1): 23-30.
Pace DS, Mussi B, Gordon J, Wurtz M (2014). Special Issue ‘Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation of Sperm Whale in the Mediterranean Sea‘ Foreward. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 24(S1): 1-3.
Pace DS, Miragliuolo A, Dernowski R, Vivaldi C, Mussi B (2013). Acoustically derived growth rates of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) around Ischia and Ventotene Islands (Italy): preliminary results. Conference: Cetacean echolocation and outer space neutrinos: ethology and physics for an interdisciplinary approach to underwater bioacoustics and astrophysical particles detection. At: Erice Volume: 30th International workshop.
Pace DS, Miragliuolo A, Mussi B (2012). The case study of the marine Canyon of Cuma (Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy): implication for cetacean conservation off Ischia Island. In Mediterranean submarine canyon. Ecology and governance. Würtz M (ed.). IUCN: Gland, Switzerland. Pp 89-97.
Pace DS, Zucchini A, Miragliuolo A, Mussi B (2010). Integrated methodological approaches to the geospatial analysis of cetacean species around Ischia island (Italy). Atti Società Italiana di Biologia Marina.
Mariani M, Miragliuolo A, Mussi B, Venier M, Pace DS (2009). Sperm whale winter presence in the waters off Ischia and Ventotene Islands, Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (ECS), Istanbul, Turkey, 02-04 March, 2009.In European Research on Cetaceans 23.
Venier M, Binetti A, Miragliuolo A, Pace DS, Mariani M, Mussi B (2009). Whistles analysis and comparison of two delphinidae sympatric species (Delphinus delphis and Stenella coeruleoalba) in the area of Cuma canyon (island of Ischia, Italy). Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (ECS), Istanbul, Turkey, 02-04 March, 2009.In European Research on Cetaceans 23.
Pace DS, Mariani M, Miragliuolo A, Venier M, Mussi B (2009). Preliminary analysis of the social structure of the short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy. Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (ECS), Istanbul, Turkey, 02-04 March, 2009. In European Research on Cetaceans 23.
Pace DS, Miragliuolo A Mussi B (2008). Behaviour of a social unit of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) entangled in a driftnet off Capo Palinuro (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 10(2): 131–135.
Arcangeli A, Bedocchi A, Bellingeri M, Cerioli N, Crosti R, Fossa F, Frigerio L, Gattoni AM, Gnone G ,Lorusso LC, Mussi B, Muzi E, Nuti S, Pace DS,Poggi A, Tepsich P. Ukmar E (2008). La ricerca sui Cetacei in Italia: quale contributo per la conservazione? 6° Congresso CoNISMa. Lecce, 4 – 8 novembre2008.
Rendell, L, Alexiadou, V, Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Frantzis A (2006). Coda diversity in Mediterranean sperm whales. Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (ECS), S Sebastian, Spain, 23-25 April, 2007. In European Research on Cetaceans 21.
Pace DS, Miragliuolo A, Mussi B (2006). Vessels and dolphins: scars that tell stories. FINS Vol. 3, N. 1, August 2006 page 19.
Pace DS, Miragliuolo A, Mussi B (2005). Behaviour of a nursery group of entangled sperm whale (Southern Thyrrennian Sea, Italy). Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (ECS), La Rochelle, France, 01-04 April, 2005. In European Research on Cetaceans 19.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Pace DS (2005). Acoustic and behaviour of sperm whale nursery groups in the waters of Ischia, Italy. Annual Conference of the European Cetacean Society (ECS), La Rochelle, France, 01-04 April, 2005. In European Research on Cetaceans 19.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A (2004). Short-beaked common dolphin in the waters of Ischia Island: a relic population unit of primary importance in the Italian Seas. Proceedings of the workshop on “Common dolphins: current research, threats, and issues.” In European Research on Cetaceans 18.
Miragliuolo A, Mussi B, Bearzi G (2004). Risso’s dolphin harassment by pleasure boaters off the Island of Ischia, Central Mediterranean Sea. In European Research on Cetaceans 15: 168-171.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, De PippoT, Gambi MC, Chiota D (2004). The submarine canyon of Cuma (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy), a cetacean key area to protect. In European Research on Cetaceans 15: 178-182.
Impetuoso A, Antollovich W, Battaglia M, Dernowski R, Miragliuolo A, Mussi B, Azzali M (2004). Comparison of acoustic signals among three Odontocete species (Grampus griseus, Physeter macrocephalus, Globicephala melas) recorded in a natural environment. In European Research on Cetaceans 15: 36-39.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Pace DS (2004, 2005, 2006). Monitoring driftnetting in Mediterranean Sea. Reports to Human Society International, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Pace DS (2004, 2005, 2006). Monitoring short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) in the South-Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy): a preliminary approach to conservation measures. Reports to Ocean Care.
Bearzi G, Reeves RR, Notarbartolo Di Sciara G, Politi E, Cañadas A, Frantzis A, Mussi B (2003). Ecology, status and conservation of short-beaked common dolphins Delphinus delphis in the Mediterranean Sea. Mammal Society, Mammal Review 33(3): 224–252.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Battaglia M (2003). Signature whistles in a long finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) pod off Ventotene Island (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). In European Research on Cetaceans 17: 70.
Airoldi S, Fasano D, Gavazzi N, Miragliuolo A, Mussi B, Mariani M (2003). Diving behaviour and reactions to tagging of long-finned pilot whales in the Central Mediterranean Sea. In European Research on Cetaceans 17: 347-348.
Azzali M, Impetuoso A, Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Battaglia M, Antollovich W (2003). Analysis of acoustic signals emitted from a nursery school of sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) recorded off Ventotene Island (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). In European Research on Cetaceans 17: 22-25.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A (2003). I cetacei della costa nord occidentale dell’isola d’Ischia (canyon di Cuma). In: Ambiente marino e costiero e territorio delle isole Flegree (Ischia, Procida e Vivara – Golfo di Napoli). Risultati di uno studio multidisciplinare. Editori M. C. Gambi, M. De Lauro e F. Jannuzzi. Pp. 213-232. Memorie dell’Accademia di Scienze Fisiche e Matematiche, Società Italiana di Scienze, Lettere e Arti in Napoli. Liguori Editore. Pp 425.
Miragliuolo A, Mussi B, Bearzi G (2002). Observations of driftnetting off the island of Ischia, Italy, with indirect evidence of dolphin bycatch. In European Research on Cetaceans 16.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Bearzi G (2002). Short-beaked common dolphins around the island of Ischia, Italy (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea). In European Research on Cetaceans 16.
Bearzi G, Mussi B, Politi E, Notarbartolo di Sciara G (2002). Short-beaked common dolphins around Ischia, Italy, and Kalamos, Greece: relic population units of primary conservation importance in the Mediterranean Sea. In European Research on Cetaceans 16.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A (2001). Impatto della pesca sulla fauna bentonica e pelagica delle isole di Ischia Procida e Vivara, con particolare attenzione all’area corrispondente al canyon sottomarino di Cuma. Relazione per la seconda fase dello Studio di fattibilità per l’ Area Marina Protetta denominata “Regno di Nettuno” (Isole di Ischia, Procida e Vivara. StazioneZoologica A. Dohrn, Ischia, Italia.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Diaz Lopez B (2000). Male parental care in a long finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) pod off Ventotene Island (Mediterranean Sea, Italy). In European Research on Cetaceans 14: 141-145.
Díaz López B, Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Chiota D , Valerio L (2000). Respiration patterns of fin whales off Ischia, Archipelago Campano, Mediterranean Sea. In European Research on Cetaceans 14: 125-129.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Monzini E, Diaz Lopez B , Battaglia M (1999). Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus) feeding ground in the coastal water of Ischia (Archipelago Campano). In European Research on Cetaceans 13: 330-335.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A (1999). Presenza e frequenza di cetacei nelle acque d’Ischia. Relazione per la prima fase dello Studio di fattibilità per l’ Area Marina Protetta denominata “Regno di Nettuno” (Isole di Ischia, Procida e Vivara. Stazione Zoologica A. Dohrn, Ischia, Italia.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Battaglia M, Diaz Lopez B, Zampetti C, Chiota D , Valerio L (1999). Long finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) seasonal residence off Ventotene Island, Mediterranean Sea, Italy.4° Convegno Nazionale sui cetacei, Abstracts. Novembre 1997, Milano, Italia. Centro Studi cetacei della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali.
Mussi B, Gabriele R, Miragliuolo A, Battaglia M (1998). Cetacean sightings and interaction with fisheries in the Archipelago PontinoCampano, South Tyrrhenian Sea, 1991-1995. Pp. 63-65 In European Research on Cetaceans -12.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A , Battaglia M (1997). Cetacei nell’arcipelago delle isole Pontine e Campane. Atti del 5° Seminario Internazionale di Studi sull’Ecosistema marino. Gaeta, Napoli, Ustica, Italia. (Ed. L. Valerio), Pp:157-167.Oasi Blu del WWF Italia, Gaeta, Italia.
Mussi B, Miragliuolo A, Battaglia M (1997). Osservazioni sul comportamento di Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) nell’arcipelago Pontino Campano, Tirreno centro meridionale. 3° Convegno Nazionale sui cetacei, Abstracts. 5-6 Dicembre 1997, Napoli, Italia. Centro Studi cetacei della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali.